Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: tiny flies in love
Posted by
Sundew
on 22-11-2007 01:57
#1
Hi,
Does anyone know these tiny flies that visit milfoil (
Achillea millefolium
) flower heads on 31. July? The mating couple obviously belong to the same species as the single one.
Thanks, Sundew
Posted by
Kahis
on 22-11-2007 06:26
#2
Scaptomyza
(Drosophilidae)
Probably
S. pallida
.
Posted by
Paul Beuk
on 22-11-2007 08:26
#3
Such modesty of Kahis: Leave out the probably.
Posted by
Sundew
on 22-11-2007 12:39
#4
Great - the smaller the flies, the better you know them! Many thanks indeed, Sundew